Trish Gardner's three-pointer lifts Greyhounds women's basketball past Southern New Hampshire, 62-60

February 2, 2008

ASSUMPTION 62, SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 60

MANCHESTER, NH --- Junior point guard TRISH GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth) drilled a three-pointer with 27 seconds left to lift Assumption College women's basketball past Southern New Hampshire University, 62-60, in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup here SATURDAY at the SNHU Fieldhouse.

The Greyhounds, ranked No. 4 in this week's N.C.A.A. Northeast Division II poll improved to 18-5 overall and 12-4 in the conference with their 11th win in their last 13 outings. They are tied with Franklin Pierce University for second place in the standings one half game behind league-leader Stonehill College (12-3).

Southern New Hampshire is now 11-10 overall and 7-9 in conference play.

The Greyhounds led 36-32 at the halftime break outscoring the Penmen 15-2 over the last 4:52.

Junior guard ALYSSA WHITNEY (Somerville, MA/Arlington Catholic) hit a straightaway jumper on a feed from junior guard STEPHANIE HOUGHTON (Manchester, NH/West) to give Southern New Hampshire a 30-21 lead with 4:52 left in the half.

The Hounds then exploded offensively as senior forward SARA CZARNECKI (Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) started the streak with a drive to the basket, followed by a junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) lane jumper, two free throws by freshman guard MOLLY GRIFFITHS (Walpole, MA/Ursuline Academy) and another layin by Czarnecki.

Plasski then drilled a long three-pointer from the left wing to give the Greyhounds the lead at 32-30 and freshman forward PAM MOBLEY (Worcester, MA/Doherty) converted a Griffiths' pass on a nifty inside move before Czarnecki scored again inside off another Griffiths' feed. Southern New Hampshire broke the skein with a pair of free throws by freshman forward MEGAN SMITH (Smithfield, ME/Skowhegan) with 16 seconds left.

A free throw by senior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) with 7:19 left in the second half ushered the Greyhounds to their largest lead of the game, 12 points, at 56-44.

The Penmen then outscored the Greyhounds 16-3 and retook the lead, 60-59, on a layup by senior forward HEATHER MARINO (Billerica, MA/Arlington Catholic) with 40 seconds remaining.

Gardner hit the game-winner 13 seconds later on the left wing on an assist from Griffiths. Houghton's jumper with two seconds left was wide and senior forward MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) cleared the rebound.

Floyd led all scorers with 16 points for the Greyhounds and added nine rebounds and three steals, while Plasski was the lone other double-figure scorer with 10 points. Senior forward SARA TUCKER (Red Hook, NY/Red Hook Central) was the lone Southern New Hampshire double-figure scorer with 13 points.

The Greyhounds are off until SATURDAY (February 9) when they travel to the College of Saint Rose for a 1:30 tapoff.

GREYHOUND NOTES: former Assumption College assistant MIKE ROUX is now an aide with the Penmen program . . Assumption College basketball teams are the winningest duo in the Northeast-10 Conference at 35-11 just ahead of Bentley College's 34-6 . . . senior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) now has 1,199 points (10th place) and 1,049 rebounds . . . junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) is headed toward the 1,000 points with 955 points (19th place). . . the Greyhounds are headed toward a fourth 20-victory season having accomplished the feat in 1999-00 (20-9), 2001-02 (20-8) and 2002-03 (21-9) . . . Coach KERRY PHAYRE is also nearing a career milestone as her record with the Greyhounds is now 193-143 . . .

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